Bellevue Public Schools Early Childhood Storytime and Singalong

This outreach storytime and singalong was presented at Bellevue Public Schools' Support Center on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Books:

Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Te Amo Bebe, Little One by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Maribel Suarez

Jo MacDonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

Songs:

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together the happier we'll be!
'Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together the happier we'll be!

You can make up your own verses for this song!  Talk with your child and think up other things that friends can do together!  Here are a few suggestions:
The more we... 
play together
dance together
read together
swim together




Skinnamarink

Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,
Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-doo,
I love you!
Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,
Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-doo,
I love you!

I love you in the morning,
And in the afternoon.
I love you in the evening,
And underneath the moon, oh,

Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-dink,
Skinnamarink-a-dink-a-doo,
I love you!

Here is a Youtube video of this song!




Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.




Silly Dance Contest
written by Jim Gill

Dance any way you want to,
Dance any way you please.
Dance any way you want to,
But stop when I say, "Freeze!"

(The possibilities for additional verses are endless!)
Jump as high as you want to...
Dance as silly as you want to...
Spin as fast as you want to...
Dance as slowly as you want to...
Dance as fast as you want to...

Click here to see a video of Jim Gill performing this song with his audience!




The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round,
'Round and 'round.
'Round and 'round.
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round,
All through the town.

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish...
The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa...
The doors on the bus go open and shut...

Each Outreach Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).